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Less than this, at the present moment, when Slavery is still menacing, would be abandonment of duty.
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He emphasizes that failing to act against slavery during its ongoing threat is a dereliction of duty.
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They who strive after it, Ixion-like, embrace a cloud.
It is true, doubtless, that there are various races of men; but there is but one great Human Family, in which Caucasian, Ethiopian, Chinese, and Indian are all brothers, children of one Father, and heirs to one happiness.
Still further: every ship-of-war that floats costs more than a well-endowed college.
Let us at all hazards prevent the extension of Slavery and the increase of the Slave Power.
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